Installing

2) Run the hexamailpop3downloadersetupN.N.N.NNN.exe file by double clicking on it. if you are on a 64bit system you should download the 64bit version called hexamailpop3downloadersetupN.N.N.NNN_64.exe

The Installer copies files and sets up services

3) If prompted (64bit) you should install both the Administration console and Windows service

4) You can choose the installation folder at this point

5) The installer copies the necessary files and creates the Windows service, and instructs it to automatically startup when Windows restarts

6) Once it has finished installing files it will automatically open the configuration wizard and you can begin setting up Hexamail POP3 Downloader

The setup wizard shows the product logo

Configuring Using the Setup Wizard

Now you can begin configuring Hexamail POP3 Downloader. After some initial steps you can use the Windows admin to configure the rest of the settings

Specify the domains that need to be routed to your mailserver. For example if your mailboxes are user1@domain.com and user2@domain.com you need to specify domain.com as a domain. You may also need sub.domain.com if you also receive email to or from user1@sub.domain.com

Configuring internal domains

Configure your outbound server settings. Hexamail needs to send email to recipients that do not have local mailboxes on your mailserver. For example it may need to send a notification or alert that there was a problem delivering email to a particular local mailbox.
To send these email Hexamail needs to know the hostname or IP address and port of your smarthost. If your ISP requires you send email through their server then you need to specify that server here.
If you wish to send directly to other mailservers of the external recipients then leave this blank or uncheck the checkbox.
Use the Test Connection button to verify the settings

Configuring Smarthost Integration

Other settings such as authentication, rate limits etc can all be configured using the Administration console which will open when you click Finish on the setup wizard.

Configuring Hexamail POP3 Downloader

You can configure using a remote Windows administration GUI, using the Web Administration or by editing the configuration file directly.

In the WebAdmin press the help button on the page you are using to see help relating to that specific page of settings.

Web Admin Spam Blocker Help Button

Alternatively you can configure Hexamail settings directly in the configuration file as per the instructions in the Configuration section here:
Hexamail POP3 Downloader Help

Connecting to Hexamail POP3 Downloader

Hexamail POP3 Downloader is a full-featured connector and can offer various services to email clients

Here is a list of services and the ports that need to be opened on your firewall/router to access each service

Service

Protocol

Port

Module

Description

Send/Recv Mail

SMTP

25

SMTP Server

Used to send email to your server by other servers and send outbound email from email clients. NOTE some ISPs will block this port so clients may need to send via the ISP provided smarthost/smtp server or use SSL or an alternative SMTP port

Send/Recv Mail

SMTP (SSL)

465

SMTP Server

Used to send outbound email from email clients securely. Use the SSL setting in your mail client and specify port 465 if your ISP is blocking port 25

Used for remote administration using the Windows Administration console. DO NOT open this port to the Internet through your firewall without setting a remote admin password first or otherwise securing the connection by IP address

Web Administration

HTTP

880*

Used for remote administration using the Web Administration

Developer Access

HTTP

1880*

Developer

Used for developer access via REST/json from languages such as Javascript, Python, .net etc.

In your firewall you should allow incoming TCP connections for each port listed that you require, and in your Router/NAT device setup a rule to forward TCP traffic on the listed ports to the computer running Hexamail